Douglas O Linder, Nancy Levit

Good Lawyer

Seeking Quality in the Practice of Law

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Produktbeschreibung

Doug Linder and Nancy Levit combine evidence from the latest social science research with numerous engaging accounts of able attorneys at work to explain just what makes a good lawyer ¿ courage, empathy, integrity, realism, a strong sense of justice, clarity of purpose, and an ability to transcend emotionalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 142mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780199360239
• ISBN-10: 0199360235
• Artikelnr.: 39525002

Autorenporträt

Douglas O. Linder is the Elmer N. Powell Peer Professor of Law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and the co-author of The Happy Lawyer. Nancy Levit, the Curators' and Edward D. Ellison Professor of Law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, is the co-author of The Happy Lawyer and the author of The Gender Line: Men, Women, and the Law.

Inhaltsangabe

* PREFACE
* The Wolf at Lost Lake
* Obsessed with Quality
* INTRODUCTORY NOTE
* Chapter 1: THE GOOD LAWYER IS EMPATHETIC
* Feeling Clients' Pain on Thunderhead Ranch
* The Importance of Being Empathetic
* Using Empathy to Tell Better Stories
* The Origins and Science of Empathy
* Can Lawyers Learn to Be More Empathetic?
* The Challenge of Developing Empathy in Law Schools
* Is More Empathy Always Better?
* The Empathy Debate
* Do We Want Judges to Be Empathetic?
* Empathy and Moral Action
* Chapter 2: THE GOOD LAWYER IS COURAGEOUS
* A Profile in Courage
* Physical Courage
* Moral Courage
* Psychological Courage
* Can We Learn Courage?
* Courage in Law Schools
* Codes and Courage: Two Stories
* Courage and Justice
* Chapter 3: THE GOOD LAWYER PURSUES JUSTICE WITH INTEGRITY
* A Framed Corduroy Jacket
* Seeking Justice for People
* Chattanooga Revisited: One Lawyer's Sense of Justice
* Is the Pursuit of Justice Nothing More Than Helping Your Clients?
* 'Big Picture' Justice
* When It Is Your Job to Do Justice
* The Evolutionary Roots of Our Passion for Justice
* Emotions, Reason, and Our Sense of Justice
* Pursuing Justice, But with Integrity
* The Importance of Honesty
* Can Lawyers Be Honest All the Time?
* Honesty in the Practice
* 'Let Justice Be Done Though the Heavens May Fall'
* Pursuing Justice with Passion
* Chapter 4: THE GOOD LAWYER VALUES OTHERS IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY
* A Humble (But Very Famous) Attorney
* Remembering What Matters
* The Power of Humility: One Lawyer's Approach to Negotiations
* Mellow Beats Bellow
* What to Do About Incivility
* The Idea of Political Fraternity
* Our Political Differences: Whose Side Are You On?
* Can Liberals and Conservatives Be Friends?
* Roots of Our Political Differences
* The Six Foundations for Moral Judgments
* 'Follow the Sacredness' and Seek Diversity
* Chapter 5: THE GOOD LAWYER USES BOTH INTUTION AND DELIBERATIVE
THINKING
* The Medical Instrument That Wasn't
* Expert Intuition Is Simply Good Pattern Recognition
* The Costs and Benefits of Intuition
* Confirmation Bias
* Mental Blind Spots
* All We See Is All There Is
* Anchoring
* Too Narrow Framing
* Negative Implicit Attitudes
* It's Hard to Keep an Open Mind
* Chapter 6: THE GOOD LAWYER THINKS REALISTICALLY
* ABOUT THE FUTURE
* What Research Reveals About the Predictive Abilities of Lawyers
* We Want to Believe the World Is More Predictable Than It Is
* Here Come the Computers
* Being Smart About Probability
* Decision Trees, Game Theory and the Hope of a Better Settlement
Process
* Imagining the Future (An Amazing Human Trick)
* The Future Is Hard to See
* Promise Keeping
* A Balance Between Knowing and Doubting
* Chapter 7: THE GOOD LAWYER SERVES THE TRUE INTERESTS OF CLIENTS
* A Story of a Wise Lawyer
* Being Clear About Aims
* Advocates and Counselors
* The Four Possible Aims of Lawyers
* What's Wrong with 'Winning Is Everything"?
* Lawyers as Hired Guns: What's Wrong With Maximizing Client Autonomy?
* Guru Lawyers: What's Wrong with Simply Doing Right as the Lawyer Sees
It?
* Lawyers as Friends: Aiming for Client Goodness
* Establishing Trust
* Involving the Client in the Process
* Categorizing and Framing the Issues
* Identifying and Serving the Client's True Interests
* Thinking Like a Judge, Not a Lawyer
* Chapter 8: THE GOOD LAWYER HAS AMPLE WILLPOWER
* One Persistent Lawyer
* Willpower in a Stress-Filled Profession
* The Importance of Willpower
* Mindsets and Willpower
* Willpower Lessons
* Our Finite Supply of Willpower
* Can Willpower Be Strengthened?
* Emotional Traps that Drain Willpower and Harm Decision-Making
* Making the Future Bigger
* Chapter 9: THE GOOD LAWYER IS PERSUASIVE
* Being Honest and Courageous
* Being Empathetic
* Appealing to Moral Intuitions
* Using Words and Sounds That Stick
* Anchoring and Framing
* Respecting Opponents and Making Strategic Concessions
* Preparing Thoroughly
* Chapter 10: SEEKING QUALITY
* The Trajectory of Careers
* The Nature of Practice and What It Means for Quality
* Creating Environments Where Good Lawyers Can Flourish
* The Scourge of Billable Hours
* What a Good Lawyer Does
* Finding Work that Fits Your Strengths
* If You Are a Good Lawyer, Who Will Know?
* At Career's End: Remembrance of Things Past